Session
09:00
10:30
Resilient cities & utilities and climate change adaptation
Within climate change and adaptation to these changes, water management and resilience play a crucial role. Within that, the role of cities, industries and utilities is essential in developing and realizing water and climate resilient cities. The variety in measures for resiliency is huge: it focuses on increasing extreme rainfall, and at the same time extreme droughts globally. To cope with this, cities need to adapt to climate change with infrastructure transitions and an important focus needs to be on critical delta areas globally.
Amsterdam RAI G103
Speaker - Bin Liu
Moderator - John Batten

  
09:00
09:05
Introduction by the moderator


  
09:05
09:20
Keynote launch of session theme


  
09:20
09:30
Case: Sharing and Caring: Presenting Climate Resilient Strategies for Big Urban Clients, Arcadis from Netherlands
it is broadly recognized that the effects of climate change have a strong impact on urban areas. Different Climate Resilient Strategies (CRS) have been designed to reduce this impact. In highly populated areas with multiple constituencies and levels of governance, a tailor-made CRS is of vital importance to maintain the quality of life. In this case study we benchmark the known CRS and present a path to design a tailor made strategy for every urban area.
Amsterdam RAI
Speaker - Eric Kraak

  
09:30
09:40
Case: Engineering the flood resilient airport - two case studies
Airports play an important role in economic growth and are essential hubs for connectivity and trade. Following cities, most of the major airports are situated in densely populated areas, next to rivers, in deltas and alongside coasts. Airport flood risk is a growing concern in aviation. Flood resiliency in airport engineering is critical, as demonstrated in the two “climate change” cases of Schiphol Amsterdam and Changi Singapore.

Speaker - Nanco Dolman
Speaker - Arrien Borst

  
09:40
09:50
Case: An innovative public servant, committed for a sustainable and resilient territory, Paris des Eaux
Part of the 100 resilient cities program, the city of Paris recently unveiled its Resilience Strategy.  
The city’s first Resilience Strategy is a roadmap to better prevent and adapt the city to the challenges of the 21st century (extreme climate events such as major floods or heat waves, terrorist threats,…). 
In this context, as a public servant in charge of water management, Eau de Paris is fully involved.
The presentation will briefly outline Eau de Paris strategy towards climate and energy, and then focus on the three actions towards climate change adaptation: guarantee the continuity of water supply under all circumstances, sustainably manage the water resources, and expand water and nature presence in the city. 


Speaker - Roxane Billion-Prunier

  
09:50
10:15
Solution: The Big U/Dryline (ESCR/LMCR ) A New Waterfront Infrastructure For a Resilient Urban Environment in Manhattan, New York
5 Years ago, Hurricane Sandy was the worst ‘natural’ disaster ever to hit New York City and proof of a new reality defined by rising seas and stronger, more frequent extreme weather events. The Rebuild By Design competition winner, the ‘Big U / Dryline’ is an ambitious plan to protect much of Manhattan from future threats while reimagining the city’s relationship to its coastline. This presentation will introduce the Big U / Dryline concept, developments toward its implementation though the East Side Coastal Resiliency Project (ESCR), and the designer’s role in this process.

Speaker - Mathew Staudt

  
09:50
10:15
Solution: Innovative governance for cloudburst resilience in private domain
Case Amsterdam: Sea level rise, frequent rainstorms and increasing heat stress are challenging the Amsterdam Metropolitan Region, which is largely located below the current sea level. To deal with these threats, our region needs to re-design its built up areas, and to innovate in areas such emissions reduction and resource recovery. The journey to adapt to our changing climate starts with the development of smart stakeholder alliances.

Speaker - Gerhard M. van den Top

  
09:50
10:15
Solution: Yangon’s city expansion – developing a sustainable Dala
An illustration in co-creation: working towards a sustainable Dala
In February 2016 the Myanmar’s cabinet approved a plan for a suspended bridge which will link Yangon, the country’s main economic center, with the underdeveloped Dala Township. Due to the increasing housing demand combined with the growing land price in Yangon, a rapid urbanization is expected to take place in Dala after the construction of the bridge.
For several months, a team of Dutch and Myanmar students together with young professionals worked together to lay the foundation for an innovative approach for a sustainable urban development of Dala.
In collaboration with the local authorities and citizens they explored a series of designs and institutional solutions for a sustainable and out-of-the-box approach for Dala. 


Speaker - Hla Oo Nwe

  
10:15
10:30
Discussion